Flyfishing

Learn to tie your own flies with11-year-old Tyler Befus! Kids and adults alike can learn to use feathers, fur, beads, paints, and other materials to create imitations of insects, fish, and other animals that live in streams, rivers, and lakes. This complete, easy-to-use, full-color beginners guide introduces the different tools and materials involved in fly tying and how to use them. Tyler also tells you how, where, and for what types of fish to use the completed fly. Pictures of completed flies let you to check your handiwork against that of the pros.

Tyler Befus may only be 11 years old, but he has already been flyfishing and tying his own flies for more than eight years. He is the youngest member of the Ross Reels, Rio Products, Inc., Oakley, Simms Fishing Products, and Whiting Farms pro staff teams and is a Signature Fly designer for Umpqua Feather Merchants. He currently holds International Game Fish Association Junior World Records for sheefish and kokanee salmon.



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Check out this interview with Tyler Befus from CBS 4 in Denver, CO

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"Marsh has the poet's ear for tone, rhythm, sibilance and internal rhyme. . . . But journeyman wordsmith that he may be, it is ultimately Marsh's infectious good nature that carries the book."—Anchorage Daily News

"This clever team of writers delivers the fly patterns, techniques, and tips on identifying tailers, rooters, mudders, cloopers, and hellraisers. Why didn't somebody think of this before?"—Ed Dentry, Rocky Mountain News

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Carp on the Fly: A Flyfishing Guide

Fly fishing in Colorado is huge. As one would expect, there are no shortage of fly fishing guides. But whereas other guides focus on particular waters, Colorado Home Bases, Fishing Places is organized by region, centering on locations out of which fly fishers can “home base.” In other words, this book is organized the same way that people organize their fly fishing trips.

Authors and fishing buddies Mark and “Mac” take us on a whirlwind summer tour of Colorado’s prime fly fishing grounds, imparting wit and insight to the journey and the sport. They share with us what fishing Colorado means to them, and they also share where to find the best fishing and amenities in the state. Features luminous full color photography.

Barry includes chapters on taking northern pike, largeand smallmouth bass, Tiger Muskies, Walleye, lake trout, and carp on the fly, just to name a few. Although many of these species may be in ponds and streams close to your home, he couldn’t resist adding chapters on two of his favorite target species, peacock bass and sheefish, which require considerable travel. For each species, Barry covers tactics, tackle requirements, and the best fly patterns. He also covers the basics of life cycle, feeding preferences, habitat requirements, and seasonal movements. Through his stories and the knowledge he’s gained from years of experience, Barry will motivate you to get out there and flyfish more often, wherever you can and for whatever species you find. That’s the point.

Barry Reynolds is the author of five books on flyfishing for alternative species, including Mastering Pike on the Fly and Carp on the Fly. He has also hosted a television show and produced three videos. Barry serves on the pro staff of Scott Fly Rods, Ross Reels, Rio Fly Lines, Simms, and Smith Action Optics. He is a contract fly tier for Umpqua Feather Merchants and a certified casting instructor. Barry holds line-class world records for several of the species in this book.

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